Caesarean section rates in the Arab region: A cross-national study

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 101-110

  Jurdi, Rozzet ^a   Khawaja, Marwan ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Arab countries; Caesarean section; Health system; Socioeconomic development

Indexed keywords

ARAB; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSTETRIC CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN AREA;

ARAB WORLD; CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 1542677653     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czh012     Document Type: Article

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